公开(公告)号：US20170349272A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-07

申请号：US15175803

申请日：2016-06-07

Applicant: EZNOV

Inventor： Eric LAURENT ,  Thomas LEGRAND

IPC: B64C27/28 ,  B64C29/00 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: B64C29/0033 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/028 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/165

Abstract: The tricopter type rotary-wing drone includes three arms connected to a frame. Each of the free ends of the arms support a rotor with an axis perpendicular to the respective free end. The rotor is driven in rotation by a motor connected to power supply. The arms are pivotally mounted on the frame. Two arms automatically drive the rotor supported by their respective free ends into a position in which its axis forms an angle between −30° and +150° with the plane of the frame. The third arm automatically pivots, if necessary, into a position in which its free end is spaced apart from the apex being considered of the triangle by an angle between −60° and +60°.

公开(公告)号：US20170320570A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-09

申请号：US15168842

申请日：2016-05-31

Applicant: David Horn

Inventor： David Horn

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  G08G5/00 ,  B64C29/02 ,  B64D47/08

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C29/02 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/066 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64D2211/00 ,  G08G5/0026

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, includes a fuselage, left and right airfoil-shaped wings connected to the fuselage to generate lift in forward flight, a left thrust-generating device supported by the left wing, and a right thrust-generating device supported by the right wing. The UAV further includes a vertical stabilizer, a top thrust-generating device mounted to a top portion of the vertical stabilizer, and a bottom thrust-generating device mounted to a bottom portion of the vertical stabilizer. An onboard power source is provided for powering the thrust-generating devices. The left, right, top and bottom thrust-generating devices provide forward thrust during forward flight and also provide vertical thrust to enable the unmanned aerial vehicle to take-off and land vertically when the fuselage is substantially vertical and further enabling the unmanned aerial vehicle to transition between forward flight and vertical take-off and landing.

公开(公告)号：US20170320565A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-09

申请号：US15447845

申请日：2017-03-02

Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation

Inventor： DUSTIN E. GAMBLE ,  Matthew Curran ,  Brian Miller

IPC: B64C27/39 ,  B64C27/10 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C27/48 ,  B64C27/50

CPC classification number: B64C27/39 ,  B64C17/04 ,  B64C27/10 ,  B64C27/48 ,  B64C27/50 ,  B64C27/52 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2025/325 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/165

Abstract: A helicopter includes a gimbal assembly, a first rotor assembly, a second rotor assembly, a fuselage, and a controller. The first rotor assembly, the second rotor assembly, and the fuselage are mechanically coupled to the gimbal assembly. The first rotor assembly includes a first rotor and the second rotor assembly includes a second rotor, the first rotor including a plurality of first fixed-pitch blades and the second rotor including a plurality of second fixed-pitch blades. Each of the plurality of first and the second fixed-pitch blades are coupled to a hub of its respective rotor via a hinge mechanism that is configured to allow each of the fixed-pitch blades to pivot from a first position to a second position, the first position being substantially parallel to the fuselage and the second position being substantially perpendicular to the fuselage.

公开(公告)号：US09809305B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-07

申请号：US14635743

申请日：2015-03-02

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Daniel Buchmueller ,  Scott A. Green ,  Atishkumar Kalyan ,  Gur Kimchi

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G06Q10/04 ,  G06Q50/28 ,  G06Q50/30 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G08G5/02

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/14 ,  B64C2201/145 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  B64C2201/18 ,  B64C2201/20 ,  B64C2201/208 ,  G01C21/3423 ,  G01C21/343 ,  G06Q10/047 ,  G06Q10/083 ,  G06Q50/28 ,  G06Q50/30 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0039 ,  G08G5/0056 ,  G08G5/0065 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/025

Abstract: Unmanned aerial vehicles (“UAVs”) which fly to destinations (e.g., for delivering items) may land on transportation vehicles (e.g., delivery trucks, etc.) for temporary transport. An agreement with the owner of the transportation vehicles (e.g., a shipping carrier) may be made for obtaining consent and determining compensation for landings, and the associated transportation vehicles that are available for landings may be identified by markers on the roof or other identification techniques. The routes of the transportation vehicles may be known and utilized to determine locations where UAVs will land on and take off from the transportation vehicles, and in cases of emergencies (e.g., due to low batteries, mechanical issues, etc.) the UAVs may land on the transportation vehicles for later retrieval.

公开(公告)号：US20170297706A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-19

申请号：US15338802

申请日：2016-10-31

Applicant: Ewatt Technology Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Guocheng ZHAO ,  Wei LUO

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  B64C25/58 ,  B64C1/06 ,  B64C5/02

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C1/00 ,  B64C1/06 ,  B64C3/00 ,  B64C5/02 ,  B64C25/58 ,  B64C39/028 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/08 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64C2201/162 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  B64C2201/187

Abstract: The invention discloses a hand-launched unmanned aerial vehicle, and belongs to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles. The hand-launched unmanned aerial vehicle comprises a body, a tail, at least one power source and a lens bin, wherein the body comprises a middle section, a first side section and a second side section; two sides of the middle section are respectively detachably connected with the first side section and the second side section correspondingly; the tail is fixed to the middle section; the power source is fixed to the middle section; and the lens bin is fixed to the middle section and provided with a flexible cushion. The invention overcomes the technical defects in the prior art that the body maintenance cost of the hand-launched unmanned aerial vehicle is high and the lens bin is very likely to be damaged due to collision between the lens bin of the hand-launched unmanned aerial vehicle and the ground.

公开(公告)号：US20170293795A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-12

申请号：US15469214

申请日：2017-03-24

Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.

Inventor： Takeshi OKADA

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H04N7/18 ,  B64D47/08 ,  H04N5/225 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C27/08 ,  H04W4/02 ,  G03B15/00

CPC classification number: G06K9/0063 ,  B64C27/08 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G03B15/006 ,  G03B17/561 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G06K9/00288 ,  H04B5/0031 ,  H04N5/2256 ,  H04N5/23203 ,  H04N5/23219 ,  H04N5/23245 ,  H04N7/183 ,  H04N7/185 ,  H04W4/025

Abstract: A moving device for moving along a terminal device includes a first control unit and a second control unit. The first control unit is configured to move the moving device from a position far from the terminal device to a vicinity of the terminal device based on a current position of the terminal device. The second control unit is configured to recognize the terminal device or a user of the terminal device in the vicinity of the current position of the terminal device.

公开(公告)号：US20170253329A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-07

申请号：US15057919

申请日：2016-03-01

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Robert Roy Champagne, JR. ,  Louis LeRoi LeGrand, III ,  Nicholas Hampel Roberts ,  Ricky Dean Welsh

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  B64C27/82 ,  B64C27/08

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/165

Abstract: This disclosure describes an aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”), which includes a plurality of maneuverability propulsion mechanisms that enable the aerial vehicle to move in any of the six degrees of freedom (surge, sway, heave, pitch, yaw, and roll). The aerial vehicle may also include a lifting propulsion mechanism that operates to generate a force sufficient to maintain the aerial vehicle at an altitude.

公开(公告)号：US09731818B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-15

申请号：US14372060

申请日：2013-01-10

Applicant: ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD.

Inventor： Guy Dekel ,  Lior Zivan ,  Yoav Efraty ,  Amit Wolff ,  Avner Volovick

IPC: B64C27/26 ,  B64C29/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C19/00 ,  G05D1/06 ,  G05D1/08

CPC classification number: B64C27/26 ,  B64C19/00 ,  B64C29/00 ,  B64C29/0033 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/086 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/162 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  B64C2201/187 ,  G05D1/0676 ,  G05D1/0858

Abstract: A control system configured to control a deceleration process of an air vehicle which comprises at least one tiltable propulsion unit, each of the at least one tiltable propulsion units is tiltable to provide a thrust whose direction is variable at least between a general vertical thrust vector direction and a general longitudinal thrust vector direction with respect to the air vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20170197702A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-13

申请号：US15471877

申请日：2017-03-28

Applicant: Area- l Inc.

Inventor： Nicholas Robert Alley ,  Joshua Lemming Steele ,  Jesse Owen Williams ,  Daniel Kuehme

IPC: B64C11/28 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: B64C11/28 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/102 ,  B64C2201/165

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle with deployable components (UAVDC) is disclosed. The UAVDC may comprise a fuselage, at least one wing, and at least one control surface. In some embodiments, the UAVDC may further comprise a propulsion means and/or a modular payload. The UAVDC may be configured in a plurality of arrangements. For example, in a compact arrangement, the UAVDC may comprise the at least one wing stowed against the fuselage and the at least one control surface stowed against the fuselage. In a deployed arrangement, the UAVDC may comprise the at least one wing deployed from the fuselage and the least one control surface deployed from the fuselage. In an expanded arrangement, the UAVDC may comprise the at least one wing telescoped to increase a wingspan of the deployed arrangement. The UAVDC may also comprise a foldable propeller blade with a locking mechanism. Foldable propeller blades may have a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration, and the foldable propeller blades may pivot about a hinge to move between configurations. A foldable propeller blade in a deployed configuration may experience forward folding motion due to forces acting upon it. A locking mechanism—for example, a ratchet and pawl—may lock a foldable propeller blade into a configuration. In a locked arrangement, a UAVDC may comprise at least one foldable propeller that locks into place to prevent forward folding tendency.

公开(公告)号：US20170190422A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-06

申请号：US15401475

申请日：2017-01-09

Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation

Inventor： Brian S. Beaman ,  Eric V. Kline ,  Sarbajit K. Rakshit

IPC: B64D1/00 ,  B64C27/08 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: B64D1/00 ,  B64C27/08 ,  B64C37/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/143 ,  B64C2201/165

Abstract: Aspects include a system for transferring a payload between drones. The system includes a first drone having a first member and a first controller, the first member having a first coupling device on one end, the first member being configured to carry a payload, the first controller being configured to change a first altitude and orientation of the first drone. A second drone includes a second member and controller, the second member having a second coupling device on one end, the second member being configured to receive the payload, the second controller being configured to change a second altitude and orientation of the second drone. The controllers cooperate to change at least one of first and second orientations to operably engage the first coupling device to the second coupling device for transferring the payload from the first member to the second member.